Above : Example of Irish's Metal Work The art of working in metal attained its highest excellence in the period from the ninth to the twelfth century. The designs employed are similar to those used in the illumination of manuscripts, and while we find that the artists sometimes followed foreign models, they un­doubtedly achieved their best work in the examples which we still possess that are Irish both in form and design. The best work in stone-carving appears to have been done about ... Read More

  Above : A Page Of View From Book Of Kells Besides the Book of Kells we have as specimens of the exquisite Irish art of illumination the Book ef Durrow, the Book of Armagh, the Stowe Missal, the Book of MacDurnan, the Garland of Howth, the Book of Dinina, and the Book of St. Moling. The Book of Durrow shows fewer varieties of design than the Book of Kells, but those which it does display belong to the most ancient ami char­acteristic style ... Read More